My musings and answers on Quora

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: As I understand, a majority of the most impressive movie characters are based on real life people. Some writers choose to play around with their characters and add in elements from other similar people, while some others prefer to keep even the mannerisms of the original character intact in the…

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: When anyone mentions the Mahabharata, there are some key characters who are usually hero-worshiped by all fans of the work. Krishna The mastermind behind the whole sequence of events that unfolded. The apple of everyone’s eyes. And one of the few characters who was cordial with almost everyone on both…

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: There are a few that I did manage to capture during my travels in and around India. Some have made their way to my Instagram, while many others are still lying hidden in various folders on my PC, laptop, USBs, etc. Sharing a few here… The Thousand Pillared Hall at…

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: My first choice for this was Arwen Undómiel from ‘Lord of the Rings’. I’m yet to come across any female character in any movie I have seen that was so wasted. She was an elf for God’s sake! With all those magical powers, she had so much possibility. And yet…

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: Do I list them out in order of increasing or decreasing intensity? Oh well… I guess I’ll just mention a handful that affected me on a personal level. INCIDENT#1 – I have a friend who reads a lot like I do. Once I suggested a book and he asked me…

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: Ser Davos Seaworth, the Onion Knight The way I see him, he’s one of the most balanced people on the show. He doesn’t take too many hasty decisions. He has a sensible head on his shoulders. He knows the right people to support and has sound reasons for doing so……

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: I don’t endorse the idea of ‘Indian culture’. There is no such thing as ‘Indian culture’ whereby you have a bulleted lists of things to do and things not to do. Unlike other nations, India is a land of diverse cultures and things change when we move from one region…

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: Getting stopped at every red signal on their way to work on a late day… would be even better if they have a meeting first thing in the morning. Forgetting to take their mobile charger on a long trip to someplace where they cannot get a suitable spare charger. Dropping…

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: Because in India (and in most South Asian countries, for that matter), fair skin automatically translates to beautiful. It doesn’t matter if the facial features are far from perfect. As long as the person is fair, they are considered as beautiful/handsome. I don’t think this is an age-old system, though….

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: Having watched both, I don’t think they can even be compared. ‘Baahubali’ is just ‘The Lion King’ in a human version.[1][2]How would it look like if somebody were to compare ‘The Lion King’ with ‘Lord of the Rings’? Both are excellent movies in their own right, but it’d be unfair…

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: I have three top favorite ones… Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Everything and everyone is not equally beautiful or ugly in the eyes of everyone who sees them. Each of us see things and people differently. Our thought processes are different. So the way our brain reacts…

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: I belong to a community in India that is still matrilineal. There’s a basic difference between matrilineal and matriarchal. Many people tend to confuse between both or use one as a synonym for the other. They’re both different. A matriarchy is one where the head of the family is always…